Concert, new album mark Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana’s 50th

Fifty years after a protest helped launch the movement to protect the island of Kahoʻolawe, University of Hawaiʻi faculty are helping to carry forward its message of aloha ʻāina, or love and care for the land. A new album, 50 Years of Aloha ʻĀina, and a November 13 concert at Bishop Museum are the culmination of a year-long celebration of the Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana’s 50th anniversary. The concert features Hawaiʻi musicians such as Ikaakamai, Kimié Miner and Kaʻikena Scanlan. “Gathering and singing songs together creates alignment and collective spirit. Contributing our voices and mana fosters aloha lāhui (love for our people),” said Isaac ʻIkaʻaka Nāhuewai, known musically as Ikaakamai, a student engagement and Hawaiian language resource coordinator at UH Hilo. Nāhuewai helped develop the anniversary album, which features 12 original mele (songs) and is available on all music platforms.

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